Comments on: Long-Term Review: The new Leica Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 Classic Line https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Jonathan Slack https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82407 Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:05:24 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82407 In reply to Joel Wolfson.

Thank you Joel
Glad you enjoyed it (that’s always the intention!)
All the best
Jono

]]> By: Jonathan Slack https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82406 Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:05:09 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82406 In reply to Joel Wolfson.

Thank you Joel
Glad you enjoyed it (that’s always the intention!)
All the best
Jono

]]> By: Joel Wolfson https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82402 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:01:34 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82402 Hi Jonathan,
Great review and photos! I enjoyed that the review is both insightful and includes a variety of photography. In this one, I especially liked “Harvest Time” and “Erica.” Wonderful light in the former and authentic feeling gesture in the latter. Not to mention I learned a lot about the lens.
Cheers,
Joel

]]> By: jonathan Slack https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82394 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:09:26 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82394 In reply to Jonathan Slack.

Well, this is at about 5ft – I don’t think it’s shocking, but it’s certainly there
https://www.slack.co.uk/images/focus_shift.jpg

]]> By: Jonathan Slack https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82369 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:17:42 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82369 In reply to Rick in CO.

Hi Rick
I think it’s interesting as well – I think Leica’s intent was to turn it into 2 lenses – a wild lens wide open, but quickly controlled as you stop down.
. . . and I think they succeeded too.
best
Jonathan

]]> By: jonathan slack https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82368 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:16:08 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82368 In reply to René.

Hi There René
sadly it wasn’t a profound remark, and it is possible I was guilty of an unnecessary adjective! But I do think it looks a little unusual with busy objects (in a nice way).
best
Jonathan

]]> By: Rick in CO https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82363 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:23:27 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82363 Interesting MTF. If you accept the premise that the out of focus character (bokeh) is smoother when the meridonal and sagittal lines align more closely, then the central character result is very pleasing, which falls off drastically 12-15mm off center – “Quirkiness”? I am struck at how the new classic lens pretty much mimics the ASPH, albeit at a lower order. Should be a phenomenal portrait lens.

]]> By: René https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82359 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:28:38 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82359 Hi Jonathan, very interesting. Could you please elaborate a bit more on the “quirkiness” of the bokeh? In your photos it looks very good to my eyes, what do you find quirky about it?

]]> By: Des McSweeney https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82356 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:13:50 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82356 whenever you can fit it in sir!

]]> By: Jonathan Slack https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/20/long-term-review-the-new-leica-summilux-m-50-f-1-4-classic-line/#comment-82352 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:23:12 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=84360#comment-82352 In reply to Des McSweeney.

Hi There Des
Thanks for the kind words
To be honest I haven’t been disturbed by focus shift at all – I’m just aware that without floating elements it’s likely – I find it pretty easy to focus manually, the focus throw is quite long, but mostly in the close up region.
I might do a little experiment and nail it down, but not today!
All the best

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